India. Wow. Ok so let me paint you a picture. Men fashion is like from the 60s with mustaches and bell-bottom jeans…oh and some skirts. Women fashion is from like the 1500s, with a few jeans or sweaters thrown in. We have to keep covered. The rule of thumb is cover the butt twice and the boobs twice. So lots of scarves and long tunics. In order to fit in, us girls on the team went to a fabric store and picked out pieces to make salwars. The boys refuse to fit in. Bell-bottom jeans just aren’t doing it for them I guess. We also are all getting accustomed to head-bobbling and...

Well, training camp certainly keeps life interesting. Its hard to believe that its almost over, yet, with the anticipation of India, it also seems like it has lasted forever. God has continued to grow and change and sanctify my heart. And what a comfort it is to know that no matter what the new circumstances or the new experiences or the new people or the new whatever, that God is still here. That He hasn’t changed and he hasn’t become something different. The Scripture passage that often comes to mind is Philippians 4:10-13:   “I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now...

I’m home now!  After a long three days of travel I’m finally home!  The anticipation of being home that was building up inside me has finally been able to be released.  However, it’s not like I had expected it to be.  Actually, I didn’t know what to expect.  It’s weird and I’m not exactly sure how to react. I feel that I’m in a numb stage right now. I shed a tear randomly, but never more than that.  I’m so happy to be home and so excited about the future.  But there seems to be a little piece of me...

They’re crying started while we were sharing about what a blessing it has been to get to know them and serve them.  Each of us “teachas” took turns telling them how much we loved them and are going to miss them.   I was determined not to cry until I got on the bus to head home, but as I saw a couple children crying across the room tears began to fill my eyes.    The children didn’t just shed a few tears like I had expected, they began to weep.  Girls began crying on me.  Laying their heads in my lap and on my shoulder.  They...

The past two weeks have been full of challenges and blessings alike, like most weeks. One challenge in particular was the fact that my body is still having a hard time keeping up with my heart and my mind. Coming out of surgery and getting used to the groove of things was at times exhausting and most of the time pretty frustrating. When your in a place where your work is where your heart is it’s hard to let yourself rest. God is still showing me how take it easy and take care of my body…I have a feeling that He will be teaching me that for years…ha.  As far as our...

It’s true! I have fallen in love with the children at preschool.  Teaching them has become a joy rather than a burden.  After all these weeks, I finally know every ones their names.  There’s still a language barer that I terribly wish it could have magically disappeared a long time ago.  I desire this for different reasons.   1) It would making teaching a whole lot easier.  (Even though I have learned some words in their mother tongue and have learned how to talk to them in a way they might be able to comprehend.) 2)  Just like any...